Amoco Cadiz was an oil tanker owned by Amoco Transport Corp and transporting crude oil for Shell Oil. Operating under the Liberian flag, she ran aground on 16 March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km (1.2 mi) from the coast of Brittany, France. Ultimately she split in three and sank, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind to that date. [1] [2]

Oct 8, 2019 · In the morning hours of 16 March 1978, the Liberian-flagged VLCC Amoco Cadiz was en route from the Persian Gulf to Europe with more than 220,000 tonnes of crude oil, when an enormous wave hit the vessel, causing a steering failure and leaving the ship adrift towards the Breton coast in a heavy storm.

El Amoco Cadiz fue un petrolero construido en 1974 en los astilleros de Puerto Real (Cádiz), con bandera de Liberia, y un peso DWT de 223 000 t, perteneciente a la compañía norteamericana Amoco Transport, filial de la Standard Oil, que provocó una catástrofe ecológica frente a las costas de Bretaña por su accidente del 16 de marzo de 1978, cuand...

Apr 8, 2024 · The Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill is one of the worst maritime disasters in human history. The oil tanker ran aground and spilt over 220,000 tonnes of oil, contaminating over 300 km of the European coastline, leading to the largest loss of marine life.

On March16, 1978, an oil tanker—the Amoco Cadiz —broke apart in heavy seas just offshore of Brittany, France. The event captured the world’s attention and quickly became, and remains, one of the most famous oil spills in modern history. The …

Jun 9, 2023 · It has been 40 years to the day, March 16, 1978 at 10 p.m., since the Amoco Cadiz caused an oil spill in northern Finistère, considered one of the worst ecological disasters in history.

Apr 10, 2011 · The American owned supertanker, Amoco Cadiz, crashed off of the coast of Brittany, France on March 16, 1978. Oil poured onto beaches and fishing grounds, creating what was predicted to turn into the worst tanker spill ever recorded.

On March 16, 1978, the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground near the French village of Portsall, leading to one of the largest oil spills in history. Carrying approximately 220,000 tons of crude oil, the vessel lost steering control in severe weather conditions while navigating the English Channel.

The Amoco Cadiz oil spill took place on 16 March 1978, when the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz, owned by the American petroleum company Amoco, ran aground on Portsall Rocks, 2 km (1.2 mi) [1] [2] from the coast of Brittany, France. The vessel ultimately split in three and sank.